Updates:
Woodstock v Manchester
Tuesday, July 20 @ Woodstock
Arrive by: 4:00
Warm-up: 4:10
Timer/Officials Meetings: 4:45
Meet Start: 5:00
Meet entries were sent today. Please make sure your swimmer is included on the list if he or she would like to compete. Changes may be made until Monday, 2pm.
13 and Over Lake Swim
Friday, July 23rd
1pm - 4pm
There will be no 1pm practice on July 23rd. Swimmers who are not participating in the Lake Swim should attend the 8am practice. Permission slips will be sent out within the next few days. No swimmer will be able to attend without a signed permission slip.
Rutland v Woodstock
Tuesday, July 27 @ Rutland
Details TBA
There will be NO PRACTICE since we are traveling to Rutland.
SVSL Meet
Saturday, July 31st @ Rutland
Details TBA
10 and Under Swimmers compete in the morning session
11 and Over Swimmers compete in the afternoon session
Please be aware ALL WST Swimmers are eligible and encouraged to compete at the SVSL Championship Meet.
Please be sure to inform us of your plans to attend. It is important for swimmers to attend if they sign-up. When swimmers do not show, we lose opportunities to score points and some relay teams are unable to compete. Also, families who sign-up but do not attend (other than for illness or extenuating family circumstances) will be billed for the applicable meet fees.
Last Chance Invitational Meet
Sunday, August 1st @ Springfield EMHRC
Details TBD
This meet will be held the Sunday after Leagues if the League meet is able to run with no major rain delays or cancellations. The meet is for swimmers who have not achieved a qualifying time for States but are close and wish to try one more time for the time standard. There is an entry fee associated with this meet. We will finalize our entries on July 31st, so please be in touch if your swimmer is interested in this meet.
VSA Championship Meet
Saturday and Sunday, August 7-8 @ Upper Valley Aquatic Center in WRJ
10 and Under Swimmers compete in the Morning Sessions
11 and Over Swimmers compete in the Afternoon Sessions
Distance Swims are held during the Lunch Sessions
Swimmers can qualify for States either by achieving the qualifying time set by the Vermont Swim Association (VSA) or by being the fastest member of the team in a particular event. This means your swimmer may be eligible even without achieving the qualifying time. Please contact a coach if your swimmer is interested in attending, regardless of time achievement. This will help us assemble our roster for the meet. Again, for more meet information, please go to www.vtswim.org or check our bulletin board at the pool.
Please be sure to inform us of your plans to attend. It is important for swimmers to attend if they sign-up. When swimmers do not show, we lose opportunities to score points and some relay teams are unable to compete. Also, families who sign-up but do not attend (other than for illness or extenuating family circumstances) will be billed for the applicable meet fees.
Congratulations, State Qualifiers:
Carmen Bango, Laura Boyd, Mia Brown, Monica Devine, Rachael Emery, Elle Gilbert, Maddie Gilbert, Issy Hiller, Madeline Hiller, Miranda Holson, Isabelle Jenne, Kim Kancir, Sadie Kuhn, Anna Ramsey, Kristin Ramsey, Campbell Boswell, Griffin Boswell, Isaac Emery, Jake LaPan, Alex Reed, Sam Stockwell, Colin Terwelp, Will Vicar, Oliver Wilson, and Peter Wilson.
(Bold denotes new qualifiers.)
Achievements:
If we're not drenched from the heat, we're soaked in rain! Despite inclement weather, WST spirits were high and our volunteers were focused throughout our tri-meet with Killington and Quechee yesterday. We want to take the time to recognize some important achievements.
First, Mia Roof and Mary Ann Bees competed as WST Swimmers for the first time yesterday. Fantastic job!
In addition to the fact that 28 swimmers had seasonal bests and 4 more swimmers are now State qualifiers, we also had several outstanding seasonal improvements from our WST swimmers including:
100 Free-Campbell Boswell, 6.90 seconds
50 Free-
Katrina Boswell, 5.01 seconds
Monica Devine, 4.65 seconds
Isaac Emery, 4.58 seconds
Megan Grey, 7.56 seconds
25 Free-Sidney Pilot, 4.42 seconds
Also notable, Hannah Cox and Campbell Boswell tied for Individual High Points Winners for the meet with 24 individual points each. Well done.
Congratulations to all our WST swimmers, not only for their successful swims but also for their excellent meet etiquette.
Thank you again to Kent McFarland who has made the 2010 Dolphin System transition seem easy when it is in fact complicated and fast-paced work. Thank you also to all our swimmers who not only competed, but also helped with younger swimmers and/or with meet set-up, post-meet clean-up and ribbon sorting, including Monica Devine, Finn McFarland, Piper Jenne, Grace Amato, Eve Amato and Maddie Gilbert. Special thanks to the timers, bull-pen volunteers and stroke and turn officials for maintaining calm in the midst of weather chaos.
